Contributor: Greg Wittbecker

Greg Wittbecker

Veteran aluminum executive Greg brings over 40 years of leadership experience from Alcoa, Cargill, and CRU. He offers rare depth in commercial strategy, policy analysis, and industry evolution, with expertise spanning the trading floor to the boardroom.

AMU Explainer: Understanding open interest as a guide to price movements on LME

This AMU Explainer breaks down how LME open interest works and how it can help you interpret shifts in market sentiment and price direction.

Scrap Musings for December

Scrap discounts remain exceptionally wide to the Midwest transaction price. Some seasonal tightness may occur, but still affords rolling mills and extruders excellent earnings potential.

AMU Explainer: Backwardation versus contango and why it matters

AMU Explainer is a series where we demystify parts of the aluminum industry.

Scrap musings: Looking for arbitrage opportunities

This piece examines how U.S. and EU tariff structures are encouraging new forms of arbitrage and potential circumvention.

Daily alumina production dropped in most regions, IAI reports

Alumina is the biggest cost to an aluminum smelter, closely followed by power.

AMU Explainer: Buying physical metal on The London Metal Exchange

The metals industry can confusing for a newcomer. The aim of this series is to explain these terms and practices in plain language.

Elysis announces breakthrough in its low-carbon production technology

Elysis announced the start-up of its new technology at a Rio Tinto smelter, which it said is the next step in the transition toward large-scale, low-carbon aluminum production

Fundamentals for the truck and trailer markets, Part 2

This is Part Two of a look at the commercial trucking sector and its impact on aluminum.

Trucking sector faces rising costs, Part 1

Truck and trailer demand is important to the aluminum market, as the lightweight metal is used extensively in vehicle structures.

Negotiations heat up in US VAP market: Billet, PFA and wire rod premiums diverge

Contract talks for U.S. value-added aluminum products are reaching a critical stage, with billet, primary foundry alloys, and wire rod upcharges diverging as buyers and producers race to finalized 2026 pricing.